Capture oil and gas facilities, to fire on foreign embassies, to seize news of the foiled plot breaking as the United States is stping up its drone attacks there. Killing at least seven al qaeda terrorists in the southern part of the country. In the broader plot that led to the closings of 19 embassies and facilities and 16 countries still acted tonight with no indication that the threats have in any way diminished. Here is state Department Spokesperson jen saki on the closings and the erts. Our Embassy Remains closed. Were continuing to evaluate all information on a daily basis. But beyond that, i dont have additional updates. Were keeping it closed to keep our people safe and because we believe a threat remains. Saki said the threat remains as president obama visited Camp Pendleton today where he once again insisted weve decimated al qaedas leadership. That in direct contrast to a daily beas report tooay saying the ongoing security alert is in place because the United States intercepted a massive Conference Call with 20 or so al qaeda leaders. An intelligence official, however, tells fox news that that notion is farfetched. The officials speculated its more likely al qaeda officials were talking in some kind of chat room they believe to be secure. What we do know for certain is there was some kind of electronic intercept between at least two top al qaeda leaders. And the head of al qaedas yemen branch. Nas ir al war hash i. A source telling fox news that it involved oldfashioned means. Including couriers. That the message was circulated to a number of key al qaed members. The white house canceled a planned summit next month that was to be held between president obama and russian president vladimir putin. The two heads of state had planned a talk around septembers g20 summit in st. Peters burglary. But the president through a snit over snowden and russias decision to grant the nsa leaker temporary asylum. A top Foreign Policy aide called the decision disappointing. So is the obama response to putins decision to giv temporary asylum to snowden the wisest course . How can washingtons officialdom rationalize the al qaeda on the run or decimated with the latest terrorist plot that prompted the administrati to shutter our embassies in the middle east and north africa. Joining us tonight generaa jac keane, retired army general. Former army vice chief of staff and fox news military analyst. General, great to have you with us. Your reaction if you will, first, to what is an amazing display of ent mow logical interest on the part of the administration, a fascination with semantics instead of plain, Straight Talk . Well, weve never had some Straight Talk here, lou. Its really frustrating. Weve never had a comprehensive strrtegy to defeat the al qaeda. Id defy anybody to tell me what that is. So when we talk about successes, yes, weve had successes. We drove them out of afghanistan, defeated them in iraq, in their words, not mine. And we have killed a t of their leaders. Those are all successes. But the fact of the matter is, this is a Political Movement driven by an ideology and killing the leaders is not engh. Theyre all replad. And this organization is still quite effective as we have seen played out right before our eyes. Al qaeda is spreading into the region trying to accomplish their objective, which is to dominate and control every Muslim Country in the region. That is their Strategic Plan and they are on it,lou. They are on it and the United States has just closed its embassies, its cilities in 16 countries, some 19 of them. How does this look to the middle east to the arab street, if you will, for the United States to shutter its official buildings and to withdraw . Well, its part of a pattern that they see this administration has been doing ever since it came to power when it walked away from iraq and left no forces, put in place a plan to get out of afghanistan at the same time it was announcing an escalation. And then has waached and done nothing about the attack on our consulate in benghazi. I mean, my god, were now talking about the fact that we have identifiedome people for arrest, the Obama Administration sadly, i think tragically has gone back to pre9 11 policies and treating acts of war against the United States which the consulate in benghazi was, as criminal behavior. This is not criminal behavior, its an act of war. We should have been killing them for the last 11 months and they ed the president s word decimated, that leadership in benghazi which is al shah rah sharia. They should almost be gone and now were issuing arrest warrants. Its really sad. What is the mood if you can give us some sense of it of our top military leaders, our top Intelligence Leaders with an administration that is using os sentence believely as a wall around the truth. The United States leaving Law Enforcement agency domestically, interposing it into the responsibilities of the intelligence community, of the United States military and frankly it is functioning as an excuse, a rationalization for this administration, it seems to me, general, but not to produce answers for the american peo or to take action against our enemies. You put your finger right on it. It gives an excuse not to do anything. We had military leaders they defeated al qaeda and iraq. They understand how to fight these guys. The fact of the matter is, what they wanted to do is continue bringing the special Operation Forces in that night, take contl of that consulate and that cia base by the time in the morning. Put a flag back up on that consulate, secure the place as u. S. Property, then let the fbi come in and begin an investigation. But after the director of the cia, within 24 hours declared a. A. S. As the attackers of both facilities, we should have gone after them with the cia and our special Operations Forces immediately thereafter. That is where their head is, not sitting back waiting for the fbi to conduct a criminal investigation against people that have committed an act of war against u. S. Property. General, thanks so much. General jack keane. Goodi talking to you lou. Nidal hasan, the trial came to an abrupt end today after his standby attorney objected to the proceedings. That attorney saying hasan is intent on receiving a death sentence and he asked to be relieved of his role in that trial. The Development Even more bizarre when you consider hasan has been prevented from pleading guilty because that, under the military justice code, would have eliminated a trial and the action of a death sentence. Hasan is now representing himself d yesterday told the court that the evidence would clearly show that he was the shooter, the killer. Adding to the outrage for the past three years, the army has reportedly been shuttling hasan back and forth from a county jail to ft. Hood in helicopters. So that the wheelchair bound hasan could work on his Legal Defense in a special room equipped to accommodate his injuries. The army refused to detail the costs or the full reasons for that measure, although we do know hasan has continued to receive his ull army salary, totaling 280,000 since the shooting. What is the president trying to prove in his latest pitch on the economy . Former cbo director douglas holt eek en on whether hes moved to free market capitalism. Form president george w. Bush in the hospital after successfully undergoing a heart stent being placed. The blockage was discovered at the Cooper Clinic in dallas yesterday and at the recommendation of his doctor, a stent was placed in his artery. A bush Spokesman Says the former president is in high spirits and is expected to be discharge tomorrow. Fannie may and freddie mac in his economic pitch today. Private capital should take a bigger role in the Mortgage Market. I know that sounds confusing to folks who call me a socialist. I think i saw posters on the way in. But i actually believe in the free market. I believe that our housing system should operate where theres a limited Government Role and private lending should be the backbone of the housing market. Joining us now. Doug has holtzaekin. President of the American Action forum. Doug, good to have you with us. Thank you. The president quite rightly noting his departure from what has been a seemingly socialist kind of perspective and way in his governance. Is this a pivot to from rock socialism to energetic fullon free market capitalism . Yes. Its a bull russia way from a Mortgage Market where 90 of mortgages are backed by the government right now toward one where theres fewer than 90 . I think thats what we learned today. You know, heid go on to say that he wanted to do more refinancing at the governments expense of home owners owe mortgages even though weve had 16 programs to do that so far and waed to make sure that 30year fixed rates were available at a lower rate. He thought it was appropriate r the taxpayers to be off the hook but they have to pay for the subsidy. It was a mixed set of free market messages the president had today. Doug, what i hear from a lot of people and i find it ironic, the president is taking up the gses, freddie mac, fannie mae today because housing right now is the best performing sector of the economy and everyone i hear in housing says st leave us alone, washington, well be fine. And he now wants to bring his wisdom that has been so effective on Economic Policy in other sectors of our economy to housing. Thats got to terrify people. Yeah. I think thats spoton observation. We did a tour of housing on the country in phoenix and la vegas. One of the things that stands out is that housing recovers most quickly where you get through the foreclosure process quickly, clear out inventory and a diversified base and get employment growth. Thats a message about the strong economic growth, not about Government Programs. He went to the place thats best exemplified thatnd talked about more Government Programs. That sets him back. At this point weve had lots of Government Programs waiting to let the market clear and move forward. Youve taken up the mantle of immigration reformer and wrote an interesting piece today. The role of immigration quoteunquote reform, legislation in stimulating the economy. Do you think you referred to folks who are really restrictionists, not anti illegal immigration, theyre restrictionists. You called them theust say no members in the house. Are there just say yes members as well . Well find out. I mean, the house has embarked into a process whereheyll look at issue by issue. I think that one of those important issues is Economic Policy for the 21st century. As you and i have had this conversation before, were a country that is out of step with our competitors because we dont think about shipping our labor force with the skills that we need to compete globally. I think we should. I hope we see that in the house. Time will tell. I certainly believe that its not the only thing we need to get better economic performance. In that regard, you and i agree i think that the house process, it has chosen, incremental legislation carefully considered and laid as a foundation for creating a not an not a comprehensive law. But since sensible priorities moving forward carefully through the house is the correct approach. You still favor the gang of eight omnibus approach, do you not . I wouldnt say that. I mean, im a policy guy in the end. You can say whatever you want re. Youre on the lou dobbs show. Lou, this is what i would say. We need the right policy at the end. What you described as sensible policy, i actually dot care how we get there. We can do it in one big bill if that works for congress. In pieces in the house, im fine with that too. Im sorry, go ahead. My biggest concern is that, you know, when we look at sort of the core visa system or employer verification, thats what i think of as the pieces. My concern is tat democrats are going to refuse to support the house process. I know youre not going to but if they dont, they kill all hope. Thats the biggest threat this year. Its time what is it now, its six years if they democrats, republicans have shouldave learned, be honest with the American People, do the right thing, quit trying to gain the American People on the issues and we can resolve this issue. Douglas holtzeakin. Great to stru with us. Thanks, lou. Congress o vacation again granting themselves a waiver in the chalk talk. Well show you how out of touch some of our lawmakers are with we mere citizens, next. Right now, 7 years of music is being streamed. A quarter million tweeters are tweeting. And 900 Million Dollars are changing hands online. Thats why hp built a new kind of server. One thats 80 smaller. Uses 89 less energy. And costs 77 less. Its called hp moonshot. And its giving the internet the room it needs to grow. This is gonna be big. Hp moonshot. Its time to build a better enterprise. Together. Congress is on a fiveweek recess. Some will be working, of course, on getting reelected and other things. Many will have, however, some time off. These folks, we notice, get a lot of time off and a lot of money and a lot of other perks that most of america doesnt. Wouldnt it be interesting to look at what congress does get. Congress gets vacation. 239 days this year out of washington. Of course, thats not all vacation. It includes work in their district. But, its a lot of me away from washington, isnt it . Something i personally would prefer they do more often. Get away from washington. Thats where all the troubles start. Compare that to the average number of Vacation Days for us mere working citizens. Eight days. Thats eight days. I mean, thats not fair, is it . How about all the money. Congresss base salary, 174,000. The rest of us mere citizens,we make on average just over 45,000 a year. And did i mention the perks . A free car for crying out loud upper house members. Free flights almost anywhere and a free mbership to a topscale gym. The rest of us have to deal with the average price of gasoline that comes in about 3. 60 a gallon now. Its going down. So that will improve for us. Congress still wont have to worry about it. Average Airline Ticket prices, 379. An average gym member, 42 a month. You are get the idea. Congress aint a bad place to work. Then theres the rest of us mere citizens. They may not have an easy job. We can argue about that. Its certainly not as tough both republicans and democrats seem to want to make it. Congresss gallop approval is at 15 right now, by the way. Public policy poll found americans like cockroaches, colonoscopies, root canals and lice more than congress. But really amuses me is when congressional men and women seem to think themselves to be above all the rest of us creating an even greater gulf between the gof government and what the government serves. When Congress Left town on this fiveweek recess, it was all about obama care. Because of the health care law, members of congress are going to have to pay an additional 5,000 a year for an individual health care plan. And 11,000 a year for family coverage. That scared a lot of folks. Because theyre only making a little bit of money. But a lot more than just about everybody else in the country. So including ddmocrats and obama care supporters, revolted and president obama struck a deal requiring that we mere citizens and taxpayers pick up the cost for congressional employees who buy policies on the obama care exchanges scheduled to open in less than two months. The rest of us, we get ready to shell out a little more money for obama care. Many residents in new york and california may actually see decreases in those premiums. T residents, for example, across the country, will definitely see increases on average. But in florida, we figure its going to be about a 35 hike. Ohio, you all will see about 41 . Indiana, Health Care Costs going up an average of 72 . 72 in indiana. Like i said, theres congress and then theres the rest of us. The gulf is wider between us and our president s. Big shot president s. Although this president seems to be trying especially hard to distance himself from mere citizens. Vacations on a multimillion dollar marthasineyard estate. Showing eat restraint by not leaving town until this saturday for vacation. For now, i base it on that basis, id put the score at obama 1 congress 0. Were coming right back. It said the sun powers light. But its the solar max that can make life very difficult here on earth. Well be talking about nasa astrophysicist dr. Leak a perta. The countdown to obama care well be talking with ngressman diane black next right here. Stay with us. Any last requests mr. Baldwin . Do you mind grabbing my phone and opening the capital one purchase eser . I need to redeem some venture miles before my demise. Okay. 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